Signmark
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| Background information | |
| Born | Marko Vilhelm Vuoriheimo Script error: No such module "person date". |
| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
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| Genres | Hip hop |
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| InstrumentTemplate:Pluralize from text | Vocals |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| LabelTemplate:Pluralize from text | Warner |
| Website | www.signmark.biz |
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Template:Lang unset italics (born 26 June 1978),[2] professionally known as Signmark, is a deaf Finnish rapper. He describes his music as being party hip-hop that takes a stand.[3] Born into a signing family, Vuoriheimo feels that society should not treat the deaf as disabled people but as a linguistic minority with their own culture and history.[3][4]
Biography
Signmark was born in Helsinki.[2]Template:R/superscript Although it was only in 2004 that Vuoriheimo started creating his own music,[5] he has signed poetry and music since he was a child. Christmas carols were some of the first music he learned to sign.[6] When performing, he rhymes signs by ensuring that they have the same types of hand forms and signs. The bass line is important for him, as it helps him follow the music and time his rhymes. His facial expressions reinforce the signs, while improvisation is an essential part of the overall package.[3]
His debut album, Signmark was released on 29 November 2006. The album included the soundtrack on CD and signed music videos on DVD.[1] The album had eight songs on it, many of which dealt with the history, culture and rights of the Finnish signing community. His songs are freeform signing, even though the vocal versions rhyme. His goal is to incorporate more rhyming signed lyrics on his next album.
Signmark was one of the artists competing in Finland's national qualifications to represent it in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.[7] Signmark won his qualifying round on 23 January 2009, with Speakerbox, which he performed with Osmo Ikonen, as he received 46.5% of the votes.[8] At the finals on 31 January Signmark placed second behind Waldo's People with 41.2% of the votes.[9]
The original Signmark group split up in May 2009, after which Signmark signed a record deal with Warner Music as a solo artist. He became the first deaf person to sign a recording contract with an international record company.[6]Template:R/superscript
Filmography
- Marko's Diary (2018)
Discography
- Signmark (2006)
- Breaking the Rules (2010)
- Silent Shout (2014)
- Dream Awake (2018)
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Other News: Signmark". European Union of the Deaf. February 2007. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stenros, Nuppu (2008). Signmark (in suomi). Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-22930-8.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Maailma kylässä: Signmark" [World Village Festival: Signmark] (in suomi). 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bio" (in suomi). Archived from the original on 4 September 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Signmark feat. Osmo Ikonen" (in suomi). YLE. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Suomen karsinnan kutsuartistit valittu" [Invited artists selected for Finland's Eurovision semi-finals] (in suomi). YLE. 25 September 2008. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Signmark feat. Osmo Ikonen ja Jari Sillanpää veivät viimeiset suorat finaalipaikat" [Signmark feat. Osmo Ikonen and Jari Sillanpää win the last direct spots in the finals] (in suomi). YLE. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Suomen euroviisuedustaja on Waldo's people" [Waldo's people to represent Finland] (in suomi). YLE. 31 January 2009. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
External links
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- Official website (in English)
- Signmark on FacebookTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- MySpace Page
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- signmarkprod
- Interview with Signmark on Gebärdenwelt.tv (in English with German subtitles)
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